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Bret Easton Ellis: 'I was always suspicious of wealth'
People 2 years ago

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Bret Easton Ellis: 'I was always suspicious of wealth'

His latest novel, "The Shards", sees him revisit Buckley, the posh high school he attended in the early 1980s. 
Local adults-only fiction, anyone?
Lifestyle 2 years ago

Local adults-only fiction, anyone?

Do Indonesians these days know, or read, any erotic fiction by local writers?
Jesse Q. Sutanto returns with cozy murder mystery
Books 2 years ago

Jesse Q. Sutanto returns with cozy murder mystery

Slowly but surely building a reputation as one of the most prolific and versatile writers in the industry, Jesse Q. Sutanto’s new book Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers will be released on March 14.
'Mountains More Ancient' sheds light on Indonesian slavery in South Africa
Books 3 years ago

'Mountains More Ancient' sheds light on Indonesian slavery in South Africa

Author Isna Marifa discusses her time with the Cape Malay people and how it influenced her novel Mountains More Ancient.
Murakami to publish first new novel in six years
Books 3 years ago

Murakami to publish first new novel in six years

There was little detail given about the new work, which will be Murakami's first novel since "Killing Commendatore" was published in February 2017. 
Tracing Indonesian readers' obsession with Haruki Murakami
Books 3 years ago

Tracing Indonesian readers' obsession with Haruki Murakami

Many Indonesian readers have a fascination for the novels of the award-winning Japanese writer, whose titles have sold in the millions in 50 languages. So how did Haruki Murakami become so popular here?
Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer
People 3 years ago

Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer

Iran denied any link with the attacker of British author Salman Rushdie but blamed the writer himself for "insulting" Islam in the novel The Satanic Verses.
France's Houellebecq returns to politics with 8th novel
Books 4 years ago

France's Houellebecq returns to politics with 8th novel

Top-selling French author Michel Houellebecq returns to the subject of politics and power in his highly anticipated eighth novel, which is to appear in French bookshops next week.
Five best reads of 2021 by Indonesian writers
Books 4 years ago

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Five best reads of 2021 by Indonesian writers

What does your reading list look like going into the third year (yes, really) of the extremely prolonged pandemic? Here are five titles from 2021 that you might want to include.
Awi Chin's debut a presents overdue Chinese-Indonesian representation
Books 4 years ago

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Awi Chin's debut a presents overdue Chinese-Indonesian representation

With his debut novel Yang Tak Kunjung Usai, Awi Chin gives Chinese-Indonesians some overdue representation in literature.
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